On the synergy between electrical and photonic switching

Authors:
O. Gerstel;H. Raza
Affiliations:
Opt. Networking Group, Cisco Syst., USA;-
Venue:
IEEE Communications Magazine
Year:
2003

Citing 0
Cited 3

Topological design and dimensioning of agile all-photonic networks

Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking - Optical networks
Topological design and dimensioning of Agile All-Photonic Networks

Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking - Optical networks
Do we really need dynamic wavelength-routed optical networks?

HPCC'06 Proceedings of the Second international conference on High Performance Computing and Communications

Quantified Score

Hi-index	0.25

Visualization

Abstract

This article focuses on the values of electrical switching vs. photonic switching in the context of telecom transport networks. In particular, we show that the requirement of providing agility at the optical layer in the face of traffic forecast uncertainties is served better through photonic switching. On the other hand, some of the network-level functions, such as fast protection, subwavelength aggregation, and flexible client connectivity, require electrical switching. We further argue that additional values are achieved with hybrid photonic and electrical switching, which do not exist when either of these options is used in isolation.